Турнир по баскетболу MAC: История и формат

Введение

Турнир мужского баскетбольного чемпионата

Турнир по баскетболу среди мужчин Высшей американской конференции (Mid-American Conference) является одноэлиминационным постсезонным турниром NCAA Division I. Победитель турнира получает автоматическую путёвку в чемпионат NCAA по баскетболу среди мужчин Division I. По состоянию на 2021 год в турнире участвуют восемь лучших команд по итогам конференций. С 2000 года турнир MAC проводится на Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse в Кливленде и планируется проводить там как минимум до 2030 года. Финальные игры транслируются на ESPN2, полуфиналы – на CBS Sports Network, а четвертьфиналы доступны для потоковой трансляции на ESPN+. Турнир впервые был проведен в 1980 году и расширен до участия всех членов конференции в 2000 году. Турнир продолжал включать всех членов конференции (за исключением случаев дисквалификации из-за санкций NCAA) вплоть до издания 2020 года, которое было отменено во время пандемии COVID-19. В мае 2020 года, в рамках более широкого пакета изменений в постсезонных турнирах MAC, вызванных пандемией, MAC объявила о сокращении мужских и женских баскетбольных турниров до 8 команд, при этом все квалифицированные команды играют в Кливленде. Кроме того, MAC упразднила баскетбольные дивизионы и увеличила количество игр в рамках конференции с 18 до 20. Эти изменения будут действовать как минимум до сезона 2023–24 годов. В этом формате команде, занявшей пятое место или ниже, необходимо было выиграть четыре игры за шесть дней и сыграть пять игр за восемь дней, чтобы выиграть конференцию. Победители дивизионов гарантированно получали посев не ниже четвертого. С 2002 по 2011 год формат турнира конференции был аналогичен формату 2016–2020 годов. Каждый член конференции получал место в турнире, а четыре лучшие команды получали право начать выступление с четвертьфинала. В отличие от текущего формата, победители дивизионов гарантировали себе как минимум второй посев. Игры первого раунда для команд с 5-го по 12-е место проводились на площадке команды с более высоким посевом, а остальные раунды проходили на Quicken Loans Arena. С 1980 по 1988 год в трехкруговом турнире участвовали семь команд. Команда, занявшая первое место, получала право начать выступление с полуфинала. В 1989 году была добавлена восьмая команда, и все команды участвовали во всех трех раундах. В 2000 году турнир был расширен до четырех раундов и включал все 13 команд конференции. Три лучшие команды получали право начать выступление с четвертьфинала.

The Mid American Conference men's basketball tournament is an NCAA Division I postseason single elimination tournament. The winner of the tournament receives the Mid American Conference (MAC) automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. As of 2021, the top eight teams in conference play qualify for the tournament. Since 2000, the MAC Tournament has been held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland and is planned to be held there through at least 2030. The finals are broadcast on ESPN2 while the semifinals on CBS Sports Network & the quarterfinals are on ESPN+ for streaming. The tournament was first played in 1980 and expanded to include all conference members in 2000. The tournament continued to involve all conference members (barring postseason bans due to NCAA sanctions) through the 2020 edition, which was canceled in progress due to the COVID 19 pandemic. In May 2020, as part of a broader suite of changes to MAC postseason tournaments triggered by the pandemic, the MAC announced it would reduce its men's and women's basketball tournaments to 8 teams, with all qualifying teams playing in Cleveland. Additionally, the MAC eliminated its basketball divisions and increased its conference schedule from 18 to 20 games. These changes will remain in place through at least the 2023–24 season. Under this format, a team seeded fifth or lower had to win four games in six days, while playing five games in eight days, to win the conference tournament. The division winners were guaranteed to receive a seed not lower than four. From 2002 through 2011, the format for the conference tournament was similar to the 2016 through 2020 format. Each conference member received a berth in the tournament, with the top four seeds receiving byes into the quarterfinals. Unlike the current format, division winners were guaranteed at least the No. 2 seed. First round games for seeds 5–12 were played at the home sites of the higher seeds, with the remaining rounds being contested at Quicken Loans Arena. From 1980 through 1988, seven teams qualified for the three round tournament. The No. 1 seed received a bye into the semifinals. In 1989, an eighth team was added and each of the teams participated in all three rounds. The tournament was expanded in 2000 to four rounds and included all 13 conference teams. The top three teams received byes into the quarterfinals.

Чемпионы турнира

Год Чемпион Счет Финалист MVP Турнира Место проведения Город 1980 Toledo 85–70 Bowling Green Jim Swaney, Toledo Crisler Arena (первый раунд на кампусе) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1981 Ball State 79–66 Northern Illinois Ray McCallum, Ball State 1982 Northern Illinois 79–75 (OT) Ball State Allen Rayhorn, Northern Illinois 1983 Ohio 59–56 Bowling Green John Devereaux, Ohio На кампусе (чемпионат на Anderson Arena) Bowling Green, Ohio 1984 Miami 42–40 Kent State Chuck Stahl, Miami MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois 1985 Ohio 74–64 Miami Ron Harper, Miami Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio 1986 Ball State 87–79 Miami Dan Palombizio, Ball State MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois 1987 Central Michigan 64–63 Kent State Dan Majerle, Central Michigan Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio 1988 Eastern Michigan 94–80 Ohio Grant Long, Eastern Michigan 1989 Ball State 67–65 Kent State Billy Butts, Ball State 1990 Ball State 78–56 Central Michigan Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan 1991 Eastern Michigan 67–66 Toledo Marcus Kennedy, Eastern Michigan 1992 Miami 58–57 Ball State Bill Gillis, Ball State 1993 Ball State 79–64 Western Michigan Steve Payne, Ball State Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio 1994 Ohio 89–66 Miami Gary Trent, Ohio Battelle Hall (первый раунд на кампусе) 1995 Ball State 77–70 Eastern Michigan Steve Payne, Ball State Savage Hall (первый раунд на кампусе) Toledo, Ohio 1996 Eastern Michigan 77–63 Toledo Brian Tolbert, Eastern Michigan SeaGate Convention Centre (первый раунд на кампусе) 1997 Miami 96–76 Eastern Michigan Devin Davis, Miami 1998 Eastern Michigan 92–77 Miami Earl Boykins, Eastern Michigan 1999 Kent State 49–43 Miami John Whorton, Kent State 2000 Ball State 61–58 Miami Duane Clemens, Ball State Gund Arena (первый раунд на кампусе) Cleveland, Ohio 2001 Kent State 67–61 Miami Trevor Huffman, Kent State 2002 Kent State 70–59 Bowling Green 2003 Central Michigan 77–72 Kent State Chris Kaman, Central Michigan 2004 Western Michigan 77–66 Kent State Mike Williams, Western Michigan 2005 Ohio 80–79 (OT) Buffalo Leon Williams, Ohio 2006 Kent State 71–66 Toledo Kevin Warzynski, Kent State Quicken Loans Arena (первый раунд на кампусе) 2007 Miami 53–52 Akron Tim Pollitz, Miami Quicken Loans Arena 2008 Kent State 74–55 Akron Haminn Quaintance, Kent State 2009 Akron 65–53 Buffalo Nate Linhart, Akron 2010 Ohio 81–75 (OT) Akron Armon Bassett, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena (первый раунд на кампусе) 2011 Akron 66–65 (OT) Kent State Zeke Marshall, Akron 2012 Ohio 64–63 Akron D. J. Cooper, Ohio 2013 Akron 65–46 Ohio Demetrius Treadwell, Akron 2014 Western Michigan 98–77 Toledo David Brown, Western Michigan 2015 Buffalo 89–84 Central Michigan Xavier Ford, Buffalo 2016 Buffalo 64–61 Akron Willie Conner, Buffalo 2017 Kent State 70–65 Akron Jaylin Walker, Kent State 2018 Buffalo 76–66 Toledo Wes Clark, Buffalo 2019 Buffalo 87–73 Bowling Green Jeremy Harris, Buffalo 2020 Отменен из-за пандемии коронавируса Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 2021 Ohio 84–69 Buffalo Jason Preston, Ohio 2022 Akron 75–55 Kent State Enrique Freeman, Akron 2023 Kent State 93–78 Toledo Sincere Carry, Kent State 2024 Akron 62–61 Kent State Enrique Freeman, Akron 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

Year Champion Score Runner up Tournament MVP Venue City 1980 Toledo 85–70 Bowling Green Jim Swaney, Toledo Crisler Arena (first round on campus) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1981 Ball State 79–66 Northern Illinois Ray McCallum, Ball State 1982 Northern Illinois 79–75 (OT) Ball State Allen Rayhorn, Northern Illinois 1983 Ohio 59–56 Bowling Green John Devereaux, Ohio On campus (championship at Anderson Arena) Bowling Green, Ohio 1984 Miami 42–40 Kent State Chuck Stahl, Miami MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois 1985 Ohio 74–64 Miami Ron Harper, Miami Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio 1986 Ball State 87–79 Miami Dan Palombizio, Ball State MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois 1987 Central Michigan 64–63 Kent State Dan Majerle, Central Michigan Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio 1988 Eastern Michigan 94–80 Ohio Grant Long, Eastern Michigan 1989 Ball State 67–65 Kent State Billy Butts, Ball State 1990 Ball State 78–56 Central Michigan Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan 1991 Eastern Michigan 67–66 Toledo Marcus Kennedy, Eastern Michigan 1992 Miami 58–57 Ball State Bill Gillis, Ball State 1993 Ball State 79–64 Western Michigan Steve Payne, Ball State Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio 1994 Ohio 89–66 Miami Gary Trent, Ohio Battelle Hall (first round on campus) 1995 Ball State 77–70 Eastern Michigan Steve Payne, Ball State Savage Hall (first round on campus) Toledo, Ohio 1996 Eastern Michigan 77–63 Toledo Brian Tolbert, Eastern Michigan SeaGate Convention Centre (first round on campus) 1997 Miami 96–76 Eastern Michigan Devin Davis, Miami 1998 Eastern Michigan 92–77 Miami Earl Boykins, Eastern Michigan 1999 Kent State 49–43 Miami John Whorton, Kent State 2000 Ball State 61–58 Miami Duane Clemens, Ball State Gund Arena (first round on campus) Cleveland, Ohio 2001 Kent State 67–61 Miami Trevor Huffman, Kent State 2002 Kent State 70–59 Bowling Green 2003 Central Michigan 77–72 Kent State Chris Kaman, Central Michigan 2004 Western Michigan 77–66 Kent State Mike Williams, Western Michigan 2005 Ohio 80–79 (OT) Buffalo Leon Williams, Ohio 2006 Kent State 71–66 Toledo Kevin Warzynski, Kent State Quicken Loans Arena (first round on campus) 2007 Miami 53–52 Akron Tim Pollitz, Miami Quicken Loans Arena 2008 Kent State 74–55 Akron Haminn Quaintance, Kent State 2009 Akron 65–53 Buffalo Nate Linhart, Akron 2010 Ohio 81–75 (OT) Akron Armon Bassett, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena (first round on campus) 2011 Akron 66–65 (OT) Kent State Zeke Marshall, Akron 2012 Ohio 64–63 Akron D. J. Cooper, Ohio 2013 Akron 65–46 Ohio Demetrius Treadwell, Akron 2014 Western Michigan 98–77 Toledo David Brown, Western Michigan 2015 Buffalo 89–84 Central Michigan Xavier Ford, Buffalo 2016 Buffalo 64–61 Akron Willie Conner, Buffalo 2017 Kent State 70–65 Akron Jaylin Walker, Kent State 2018 Buffalo 76–66 Toledo Wes Clark, Buffalo 2019 Buffalo 87–73 Bowling Green Jeremy Harris, Buffalo 2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 2021 Ohio 84–69 Buffalo Jason Preston, Ohio 2022 Akron 75–55 Kent State Enrique Freeman, Akron 2023 Kent State 93–78 Toledo Sincere Carry, Kent State 2024 Akron 62–61 Kent State Enrique Freeman, Akron 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030